[Lnc-business] Access to the books of the organization

[Joshua Katz]

I don't have an answer to that; I'm answering on the premise that such
things exist.  If there are none, then I don't see any issue.

I believe, though, that our FEC reports are at a higher level of generality
than, say, our journal and ledger (feel free to correct me on this, I
haven't inspected the journal and ledger).  I believe that might be an
example, as it would reveal more strategic information than what is in the
FEC filings.

The original email said "information about" so I assumed that it also
included things like contracts, which are, in some sense, information about
expenditures.

Joshua A. Katz
Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 6:44 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:

> What income or expenditures are not on the FEC filings other than
> donations below $200?
>
> What precisely has to be kept secret?
>
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Mr. Chairman,
>>
>> It is my understanding that a board member has the right to engage
>> assistance in understanding corporate documents, so long as the person so
>> engaged signs an NDA.  However, there's a difference between a member
>> needing assistance, and a member wanting to share with someone else.
>>
>> I would think the appropriate path would be for the chair to review the
>> request for reasonability, in consultation with counsel as appropriate,
>> with appeal to the LNC possible.  The chair could consider the expertise of
>> the assistant, as well as the ability of the LNC member to seek equivalent
>> help from a non-LP member, if applicable.  However, it is important not to
>> run afoul of the law granting members the right, not just to consult with
>> an expert, but with the expert of their choice.
>>
>> In general, I would think requiring an NDA from the selected assistant
>> should suffice, but the chair should still review requests to avoid any
>> outliers.
>>
>> I am assuming, of course, we're talking about secure information, not
>> that which is available at the FEC website.
>>
>> Joshua A. Katz
>> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Nicholas Sarwark <chair at lp.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> We're going to be passing a budget at our December meeting.  In
>>> advance of that meeting, a member of the LNC has requested a
>>> spreadsheet of all of the entries in our accounting software for
>>> review in preparation for that meeting.
>>>
>>> It is my opinion that this is an appropriate request.  There has also
>>> been a request to share some or all of the information regarding the
>>> LNC's revenues and expenditures with people who are not members of the
>>> LNC.  This does not seem prudent to me, but I thought I would ask the
>>> body what their opinion is on whether they believe that information
>>> could be propperly shared by an LNC member.
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Yours in liberty,
>>> Nick
>>>
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